A 50-pound fiberglass dinosaur named Claire that was stolen from a Brentwood gas station has been returned with an apologetic note.
The San Vicente Boulevard Sinclair station‘s 4-foot-tall pre-historic mascot was stolen by someone last week. Video showed the person using power tools to remove Claire, loading her into the bed of a pickup that pulled up alongside the fuel pumps and driving away in a pickup truck.
A clerk at the station told NBCLA she arrived at work early Monday to see Claire had been returned. An attached note read, “I’m sorry for stealing. Please don’t charge me!”
The dinosaur wrapped in fabric was likely returned sometime after midnight when the business is closed.
NBCLA reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for additional details. No arrests were reported early Monday.
The dinosaur’s disappearance captured the attention of residents, including actor Jamie Lee Curtis, who posted video of the crime.
In her Instagram post, Curtis said, “REALLY! Hey, you with your fancy truck, really? You need to steal the dinosaur from in front of the Sinclair gas station? Really? Not cool dude. Not cool!”
Some of Claire’s fans brought flowers and other items to the gas station.
Dinosaurs became part of Sinclair’s advertising in the 1930s. The first promotions featured different dinosaurs, but the Apatosaurus eventually became the most recognized pre-historic mascot.
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